Map Unit Composition
Map units consist of 1 or more soil types, commonly referred to as "components".
| Component Name | Geomorphic Position | Area Fraction | Component Type | Horizon Data |
| Soil Type 1 Less clay and more sand in the subsoil | % | Inclusion | None | |
| Soil Type 2 Sandy loam or fine sandy loam surface layer | % | Inclusion | None | |
| Soil Type 3 Slopes of 0 to 2 percent | % | Inclusion | None | |
| Soil Type 4 Till at 40 to 50 inches | % | Inclusion | None | |
| Soil Type 5 Till below 80 inches | % | Inclusion | None | |
| Soil Type 6 Slopes of 6 to 12 percent | % | Inclusion | None | |
| Soil Type 7 Well drained soils | % | Inclusion | None | |
| Soil Type 8 Shawtown | knolls beach ridges / Summit beach ridges / Shoulder beach ridges / Backslope lake plains |
93% | Major Soil Type | YES |
| Soil Type 9 Aurand | lake plains / Summit | 2% | Inclusion | Similar Data [2] * |
| Soil Type 10 Lamberjack | outwash plains | 2% | Inclusion | None |
| Soil Type 11 Rarely flooded areas adjacent to the Blanchard River and its | 2% | Inclusion | None | |
| Soil Type 12 Houcktown | ground moraines / Summit ground moraines / Shoulder ground moraines / Backslope |
1% | Inclusion | Similar Data [6] * |
Note: links to horizon data marked with an * are approximate.
Map Unit Data What is a Map Unit?
Cartographic information about this map unit.
| Map Unit Name: | Shawtown loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes |
| Map Unit Type: | Consociation |
| Map Unit Symbol: | SfB |
| Map Unit Area: | 2428 acres total in survey area |
| Raw Map Unit Data | |
| Raw Component Data (All Components) | |
Map Unit Aggregated Data
Generalized soils information within this map unit.
| Farmland Class: | All areas are prime farmland |
| Available Water Storage (0-100cm): | 14.46 cm |
| Max Flood Freq: | None |
| Drainage Class (Dominant Condition): | Moderately well drained |
| Drainage Class (Wettest Component): | Moderately well drained |
| Hydric Conditions: | 0 |
| [Annual] Min. Water Table Depth: | 84 cm |
| [April-June] Min. Water Table Depth: | 84 cm |
| Min Bedrock Depth: | n/a |
| Raw Aggregated Map Unit Data | |
Associated Point Data
Links to any NSSL point data within this map unit.
| 1. Digby (1957-OH003-S10) | [Lab Data] | [Pedon Description] |
| 2. Shawtown (1993-OH003-126) | [Lab Data] | [Pedon Description] |